Aliases
Nigewaka, นายน้อยจอมโกยก้าวสู่เส้นทางแห่งวีรบุรุษ, Héroe fugitivo, Беглый самурай, Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi, The Elusive Samurai, 逃げ上手の若君
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In the year 1333, the Kamakura shogunate government comes crumbling down. A trusted vassal, Ashikaga Takauji, betrays the shogunate and organizes a rebellion. Houjou Tokiyuki, the rightful heir, escapes the massacre with a Shinto priest named Suwa Yorishige to Kamakura. On the run and fighting to stay alive, Tokiyuki sets in motion his plan to reclaim his birthright.
(Source: Crunchyroll)
(Source: Crunchyroll)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Oct 18, 2025, 05:18 PM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 4 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:19 AM
Next scheduled3 hours ago
Renewal FAQ
The Elusive Samurai renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Elusive Samurai getting a new season?
- Yes - The Elusive Samurai has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will The Elusive Samurai be renewed?
- The Elusive Samurai has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is The Elusive Samurai's renewal probability?
- The Elusive Samurai's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abema | streaming rank | JP | 26 | Oct 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 77 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 1,814 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 93,206 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 31 | Aug 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 3,222 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 47,322 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| danime | viewership rank | JP | 77 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 11,348 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| five ch | thread posts | JP | 409 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 16 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 180 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 238 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 105,149 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 220,309 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 66,705 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 6.74 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 16,550 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 27 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 30,708 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 3,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 43,200 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | 13.68 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 801,330 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 238 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 27 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.38 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 38 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 421 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 43 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 494 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 118,581 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 2,997 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,833,193 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 21.92 | Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 11 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 24, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 30 | Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.48 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 24,815 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.8 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 20.18 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 52 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 367 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 116,080 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 921 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | engagement 7d jp | JP | 11,486 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 20 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 69 | Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 8,897 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 404,091 | Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 177,260 | Jul 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |